MOSCOW,RUSSIA
Moscow, the capital of Russia, was founded about 850 years ago, and has a population of about nine million. For travelers of the Trans-Siberian or Silk-routes, Moscow is inevitably either a start or end point. The highlight of Moscow is the Kremlin, whose grounds include several cathedrals and Moscow's most famous museum, the Armoury, containing an opulent collection of treasures. Adjacent to the Kremlin is Red Square, site of Lenin's Masoleum and St Basil's Cathedral.
Other major sights in Moscow include the pedestrian walking zone, the "Arbat," the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum, the Tretyakov Art Gallery, and the 150 metro stations which boast chandeliers, marble faces, and frescoed works of art.
SERVICES
Transfer from airport SHEREMETOVO: $40 (8-23 hrs)
Transfer from train station: $30 (8-23 hrs)
Transfer from airport DOMODEDOVO: $50 (8-23 hrs)
Transfers using public transport: from airport: $25, from train station $15
Homestay: $30/night single, $50/night double (breakfast)
Ballet or opera tickets, Bolshoi Theater: from $80-$200 (depending on seats, performance)
City Tour (3.5-4 hours, car and guide): $130
Kremlin tour (3.5-4 hours, car and guide, Armoury + 2 cathedrals): $190 ($70/per. after 1st)
HOTELS (Partial listing)
Hotel Izmailovo, ***, next to Izmailovsky crafts flea market, biggest hotel in the world built for the 1980 Moscow Olympics
Hotel Ukraine, ***, housed in one of Moscow's seven Stalinist skyscrapers
Hotel Cosmos, ****, swimming pool, close to Ostankino TV Tower
TRANSPORT (train tickets)
Night train
Moscow - St Petersburg: $80 2nd class, $155 1st class
Bullet train
Moscow - St Petersburg: (4.5 hours) : $87 2nd class $133 1st class
Moscow - Novgorod:$78 2nd class, $146 1st class
Moscow - Helsinki: $156 2nd class $212 1st class
Moscow - Riga: $171 2nd class $262 1st class
Moscow - Tallinn: $141 2nd class $240 1st class
Moscow - Kiev: $113 2nd class $178 1st class
Moscow - Vilnius : $141 2nd class $226 1st class
Moscow - Warsaw : $149 2nd class $281 1st class
Moscow - Berlin : $218 2nd class $311 1st class
(See
Trans-Siberian and
Silk Route pages for additional Moscow connections)
You can see more pictures of Moscow on our photo exhibition
